Last in a series of six films. Putting the People in Charge Tonight's film examines the legacy of 100 years of housing policy and looks to the future. Housing politics has often been played for the short term. The mistakes are still being lived in. Glasgow and London have to face up to some of the toughest contemporary problems: the tenants of Glasgow's Easterhouse estate put up with some of the worst physical housing conditions, but are there new solutions at hand? The residents of London's bed and breakfast hotels have no homes at all.
Patrick Nuttgens meets people in both situations. He gives his own answers and deals with the crucial question, who pays?.
Photography JOHN WARWICK Film editor BRYAN JONES Producer MARK ROWLAND BBC Leeds
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